Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 9, 1920, Page 1

ODGE MADE CHAIRMAN Che Caz WEATHER FORECAST Increasing cloudiness. tonight, becoming unsettled by Thursday; not much change in temperature. . - = LABOR, LEAGUE OF NATIONS AN | MEXICAN PLANKS MAIN ISSUES BEFORE PLATFORM COMMITTEE (By United Press.) _ CHICAGO, June 9.—Labor, League of Nations and Mexican ques- tions were issues before’ the resolutions committee today. By night the committee probably will have decided on the form of these planks. The actual work of drafting the platform was delegated to a subcom- mittee, while the remainder of the committee held open. hearings. Scores of petitioners besieged the rooms, seeking to get their views into the platform, Camps of bitter-enders and res¢tva- tionists claimed that the treaty question would be amicably compromised without a fight on the convention floor. Danger of an.outburst on the floor has not been entirely removed, however. The labor plank tight was brought to a head by the appearance of Samuel Gompers, who will demand that the party go on record indorsing labor's right to strike and other labor demands. Gov. Allen of Kansas is asking in- dorsement of his industrial court plan. An anti-high-cost-of-living plank, the appeal of public utilities for a plank fav- oring relief for public service corpora- tions and other issues are before the committee. Senator James E, Watson of Indiana | | ; was elected ‘chairman of the resolu- tions committee, defeating Ogden Mills of New York by a vote of 41 to 3. A beer and light wine Bona is advo- cated by Joseph Obergfell; represen! the! “Minerioun, Pederition-of Labor; Wi said that workers generally demanded freedom to use such. 3! Jane Addams, representing the Wom- offield in. nertheastern Wyomin; per Daily Cribune IN WRECK, 4 DIE IN STORM CAPTURED WAR TROPHY IS MADE Engineer Is Found With Hand Fast to Throttle. (By Associated Press.) SCHNECTADY, N. Y., Juge 9.— Eleven persons were killed and twenty-one injured today when a train of express cars crashed into the rear end of a passenger train which had stopped two miles fro Schnectady because of engine sft All but one of those killed were asleep injtwo Pullmans @t the rear of the pas- senger. Engineer Doyle of the express was found in the wreckage with one hand fast to the throttle. TOWN REPORTED SWEPT * AWAY IS UNHARMED. (By Associated Press.) ST. PAUL, June 9.—The town of Fox- home, Mint, reported wiped out by last night’s storm which swept through Northern Minnesota and Western North Dakota, and which resulted in the death of four persons, was unharmed, accord- ing to advices reaching here today. STEER SSS Electric Light Plant Planned for Oil Town CHEYENNE,. Wyo., the “métropalis of | the June 9— ; 8 have electric lights, “Articles of itivor- poration were filed Monday in the office + —__ Yesterday’s Circulation COLISEUM, CHIC porary chairman, was national convention today. port of the committee on pern NUMBER 206 in fast time, together with the ré AVAILABLE FOR ANY WYOMING TOWN OR CITY BY U. S. ACTION (Special to The Tribune.) WASHINGTON, June 9.—Every Wyoming town may have a cap- tured Hun war trophy if it wants it, and the bigger the town the larger the trophy, if present plans are followed out. Just. before congress adjourned Saturday a bill was passed providing for the distribution of all trophies captured from the Germans, and as soon as regulations are issued by the war department, the work of distribution can be made, as the Materials are ail in stor-!| The bill above referred to provides for age in New Jersey. ® pro rata award to the states on the et —— vers of men in the service. This award as all been worked out so that it is HENRY CABOT LODGE now possible to say just what each state will receive. The trophies will be shipped by prepaid freight to one central point in each state, from which point eactt town or community must pay freight on whateyer trophies are given to it. Distribution of the trophies to the v lous cities and towns is left to the congressional delegations in each state, on whose recommendation the individual awards will be made. Members of the Wyoming delegation have under consid- eration a plan for this distribution by | which the larger and more desirable! town making a request for them. After pieces will go to the largest city or the regulations are issued the Wyoming delegation will definitely decide the mat- ter and give whatever plan adopted due! publicity. Here are some of the trophies appor: tiontd Ao. Wyoming woder the pro rata arrangement above refegred to: ~ orts of the committees on rules and} ‘credentials. This leaves only the report of the resolutions committee, | | Hited through adoption of the re- organization, which went through! which is drafting the platform, and the | nominating speeches. The selection of | the ticket will follow. After unanimously adopting the re. port of three committees, the second) day’s session was turned into an old fashioned G. O. P. revival meeting with addresses by Depew and Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter of Kansas, the first wom-| an ev to speak from a Republican national convention platform.. Thei tacks on the Democratic party and pre- dicitions of a Republican victory next fall brought delegates cheering to their feet and the great Coliseum echoed with the din, The sessidh today lasted 57 minutes, | adjourning “until 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, when it is hoped that the reso lutions committee will be ready to re-| Port on the platform. Submission of the party platform to the convention by the resolutions com-| mittee may be delayed until after the nominations are made, because of un- expected difficulties in framing the League of Nations and other impor‘ planks, says a report today. In case the rules are suspended to permit this procedure nominating speeches may be- gin late today or early tomorrow. THREE CHEERS AND TIGER FOR LODGE. Chairman Lodge called the convention to order at 11:20. The cheer leader called for three cheers for Lodge. Immediately after this greeting subsided, Lodge called upon Rey. Timothy Stone of Chi- cago, who pronounced the invocation. Concluding, Dr. Stone léd the audience in the Lord's Prayer, delegates and visi- tors nting the prayer in a reverberat-| ing rumble. The singing of the ‘Star. Spangled Banner" followed. After Chairman Duffield presented the report of the credentials committee, tobert E. Church of Memphis, who was unseated by the credentials committee, said he would not ask the convention to consider the minority report. “I know I am entitled to sit,” said Church, “but I shall take my fight back to Tennessee.”’ When the report of the committee on permanent organization, presented jby Gov. -Morrow of Kentucky, was adonted@providixg for making perma- nent temporary organization, Lodge Six field guns or howitzers, running from 76 mm. to 150 mm, in calibre; 11f N wis cheered ag permanent chairman. | electorate at , REPUBLICANS STAGE RALLY Routine Occupies Second Day’s Proceed ings ? MISSOURIANS of Great Convention Featured by Ad-' REGAIN SEATS gman for First Time in History; | WHEN DECISION IS OVERTURNED National Committee Also Reversed in Ousting of Negro in Memphis Case, CHICAGO, June 9.—Missouri got back her two lost delegates through last night’s action of the credentials committee, which re- versed the national committee's decision that conditions of the Kansas City were so bad that it would not seat any of the ¢ gates. That restored the total number of delegates in the convention to 984, and the number necessary for nomina- tion 493. The overturning of the national com- mittee’s decision in the Tennessee con- test also came as a surprise. Robert EB. Church, Memphis negro, said to favor Lowden, had been seated, but white con- testants appealed to the credentials com- mittee to take the Republican organi- zation in Memphis ‘out of the hands of negro domination,” and Church was unseated. WOOD GAINS DELEGATE, COMMITTEE ENDS WORK (By United Press) CHICAGO, June 9.—The credentials committee completed its work at 5 o'clock this mornig, reversing the tional committee's findings in only three eases out of 137 contests. Wood gained one delegate in the Fourth Geor- na- gia district in eversal of the na- tional committee. ‘The most important action of the credentials committee was its refusal to hear a petition asking the removal of one Oregon delegate who announced that he would vote for Wood, althougn Johnson carried the Oregon primary. FLYING FIELD PUT IN SHAPE “The best way to show my gratitude,” en’s International League for Perma- nent Prohibition, presented four planks, including world disarmament, universal physicial training for school children | and friendlier relations with Mexico. | LABOR PRESENTS | SET OF “DEMANDS” (By. Press) CHICAGO, June. 9.+Vigorous opps sition to federal legislatibn similar t the Kansas industrial court measure, to unrestricted immigration and to the use of injunction proceedings in strikes are contained in a set of “demands” which Samuel Gompers and Matthew A. Woll of the American Federation: of Labor submitted to the resolutions com mittee of the Republican National con- vention today. FAILURE. OF SHERIDAN COUNTY BANK. BREAKS LONG RECORD 1 WYO CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 9.—The Bank of Arvada, Sheridan County, which did not open last Saturday, is said by State Examiner I. C. Newlin to be the first incorporated Wyoming. bank to fail during the last seventeen years. The state examiner states that the assets and Mabilities of the bank are about equal—each approximately $53,000, and that there probably will be little, if.any loss, by depositors, but that the capital stock of $10,000 has been wiped out. Among the funds in the bank were $4200 of school dis- trict money and $2,500 of state money. The failure, it is stated, was the re- Sult of bad loans made by the cashier, ‘W. V. Kirby, who was arrested at Sheridan yesterday on the charge’ of having accepted deposits after he knew the bank wag insolvent. Kirby and his wife, Winnifread T. Kirby, hold 98 per @ent of the stock of the bank. mI SONS OF RIVAL PRESIDENSIAL CANDIDATES. HOB NOB TOGETH- ER.—Upon the arrival of Hiram W. Johnson (above) at the Johnson head- quarters in the Auditorium hotel, Chi- ‘cago, he was met by the son of Maj.- ‘Gen.’ Leonard Wood who presented him with cards to the prominent Chicago clubs and proceeded to make young Johnson’ feel at home. ‘CODY’ TOSLIP DOWN WAYS ON ‘JUNE 19, CLAIM (Special to The Tribune) WASHINGTON, June 9.—The de ferred launching of the steamship “Cody” is now scheduled to take place on June 19 at the Hog Island navy- yard, Philadelphia, according to an announcement made today. Mrs. William F. Cody, widow of the late ‘Buffalo Bill”, will be sponsor for the vessel and many prominent Wyoming people will be spectagors at the event. HOTEL THIEF IS JAILED IN LIEU, OF BOND BUFFALO, Wyo., June 9.—Joseph Jordan of Pennsylvania, charged with stealing $280 at the Occidental Hotel here, and who was arrested at and brought back from Colorado Springs, Colo., ne been unable to give bail of $1,000, And is in the county jail. His of the Wyoming secretary of state hore by the Onage Light company, capval | {Wa Wr. vehicles, 28 machine guns, 194 rifles, 186, he said “will fe to tell you there will be ‘bayonets and scabbards, 53 helmets. In no speech by the permanent chairman.” reach, stock $12,500, par value of shares $25 directors ‘Carl A. Hunter, &. S. “Miller and Percy H. Helm. LOCHL HARDWARE BOOSTS CAPITAL 10 $100,000, CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 9.—Certifi- cation of increase of capital stock . \as been filed in the office of the Wyom az | secretary of state by each of the foi- lowing companies: Hopewell Hospital company of TI #r- mopolis, from $50,000 to $200,000. Holmes Hardware company of C.3- per, from $25,000 to $100,000. Central Meat Market of Thermopolis, from $10,000 to $25,000. Pete Cordillo Goes on Trial Early in July CHEYENNE, .Wyo., June 9.—Judge W. C. Mentzer of the Laramie county @istrict court, sitting for Judge V. J. Tidball of the Albany county district court, has signed an order transferring, the trial of Pete Cordillo, charged witn the murder of Frank Jennings, to the Laramie county district court, and sel- ting July 7 as the date for the trial. This had been done informally some time previously. G. F. Bell, insurance man has moved trial will be held during the next term of the district court. his offices from 303 Oil Exchange build- ing to room,.411 in the same building. addition there are hundreds of smaller/ trophies, empty shells, kit bags, harness and metal or leather equipment of vari- ous kinds. Of the smaller articles, such as insig- nia and equipment, the state collections at Cheyenne will probably be given first choice, but there will be enough so that SENATOR LODGE of Massachusetts, (who was elected permanent chairman of the Republican Nationai Conyention| eact: town may have something worth! today. while « a memento of the world war. TAKES POISON, SEEKS SALVATION, '? ° ° oe .-.% ° ° ° ° SAVED INSTEAD He was rushed to the hospital and a stomach pump was used but the poi- son has affected him sufficiently to make his recovery doubtful. He has been unable to give any account of himself. SCOUTS CAMP ON ELKHORN| Mark's Leon} dkhorn | (Special to the Tribune) CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 9.—A man named McConnell. whom the po- lice have been unable to identify is between life and death at St. Joim's hospital here from the effects of strychnine swallowed “With suicidai intent. McConnell purchased the poi- son at a drug store, claiming that he desired it to kill gophers, swol- lowed a portion of it and then called on the Rev. Father James A. Hart- man and requested him to administer extreme unction. The act of an ap- parently healthy man in seeking con- solation for the dying aroused the priest’s suspicion and he called the police. JMeanwhile Troop No. 2, Boy Scouts of St. church, with their scout maste |C. Goodrich, hiked out along Creek yesterday afternoon, made camp and remained out last night. They are | expected back some time this aftera on. |Start was made from the church terday afternoon at 2 o'clock. eConnell collapsed. WOOD IS OPTIMISTIC Hitchcock Claims to See Advantage for! His Man in Selection of Duffield and last election. AT CHEYENNE The convention acknowledged its ap- preciation with applause. Paul Howland of Cleveland presented | the business, recommending the seating of delegate representation in the national convention of four delegates-at-large and} one additional delegate for each district | in which not less than 7,000 votes were | cast for the Republican candidate at the | The only new material in the rules was an increase in the execu- tive committee of the Republican na- tional committee from ten to fifteen| members and a new assistant secretary. | Without saying so in expressed | terms,” he said, “this is to take care of | our inforcements to the Republican party—the ladies.” The understanding is that the additional places all will go to the women, Chairman Lodge then told the con- vention that this coneluded the regular business and asked the convention's pleasure. There were cries for a speech from Chauncey Depew, who addressed) the convention, | STATESMANSHIP NEEDED IN NATION'S AFFAIRS. In his speech Depew said the country | needed experienced statesmanship to} deal with problems growing out of the} war, di ing that the Republican party! had handled it “with ability” after the! civil war and had proven its ability to| do so. He took successive flings at sident W ‘s trip to Europe to the! amusement of the delegates. | “When Mr. Wilson went to Europe and politicians and diplomats asked him (Continued on Pa, 2 report of the rules and order of| Seven-Year-Old Girl Is Claime Lopaz —Christoura, CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 9.—Several tractors have been put to work on Wales field, Fort Russell milit reser- vation, which is to be the Cheyenne landing place of airplanes of the mail service. The work, which is being done under direction of Colonel M. O. Bige- low, U. S. A., includes the elimination of all bumps and the filling in of sev- eral ditches on the field. No further information regarding when air mail service to Cheyenne will begin has been received here. CHEVENNE PUTS OVER DAVE FOR KOPITHL CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 9.—The lively rivalry of Cheyenne undertaking establishments for public business is re- flected by the first formal announce- ment of candidacy in the August .nomi- nation primaries which has been made in Laramie county. W. W. Dumm, man ager of the W. W. Dumm Undertaking company, has announced that he is a candidate for the Republican nomini tion for coroner. The present coroner, who has geld the office for se al terms, is Clyde Early, who is associated with the undertaking firm of Early- Bricker Bros., and who is a Democrat, Early, it Is stated, probably will not be a candidate for re-election, but it is said that e@. candidate representing a third undertaking establishment may take the field, > MINER'S DISAPPEARANCE SOLVED, BODY 15 FOUND RELIANCE, Wyo., June 9.—The finding near Dillon, Neb., of the body of a man who is belie’ to have per- ished last fall, is believed to have solved the mystery of the disappearan of of thiv place, ee he a Seken-yeancld | Alex Pohjola, a coal mine . ° |@tughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chris-| who dropped from sight soon after he Watson for Big Committees. jtoura of the Burlington addition died eft for the east last October. Papors jlast night as the result of acute colo|found on the corpse revealed by the jnitis. Funeral services were held at 11, melting of the snowdrift near wilion jo'clock this morning from the Shafter-| were the property of Pohjola. CHICAGO, June 9.—Delegates assembled today with their views! Gcy chapel by Fr. Mullin. as to who shall i 2 ad i the polls sa November Bape | E ‘ al FA RS mystery, even to themselves. ere were no demonstrations even for} = 4 TT G \ {O GENERAL WOOD favorite sons and no mention of the “big three”—Wood, Johnson and| NEW YORK, June 9.—Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood today moved back to POLITICAL ENGINES WARM CONVENTION STAYS COOL (By J. E. HANWAY.) COLISEUM, CHICAGO, June 9.—The secon@ day of the big convention opened with ideal weather. The kind they the horses will sweat out freely, hot and clear. with just Delegates Lowden. : | Out of developments yesterday, however, which placed James E.| Watson, of Indiana at the head of the | platform building machinery, the reso-| Nations plank still was undefined today, lutions committee, and made Edward;24 hours before the Republican plat-| Prefer in the grand circuit. race track events when they say | And be it known the presidential entries are perspiring, so are their managers. the suspicion of a breeze. | have taken to soft shirts and straw hi it was yesterday. ' The vast convention crowd shows not the slightest loss of pe several strenuous days. Everybody came to the scratch whirl at the great American sport of president making. And, believe me, situation confronting the convention ‘today. Over-night conferences and midnight sessions extending into the -early hours when the birds begin their morn aS oe ats; ing song servi ° (Continued on Page 6) and fair femiinity appears with less, but that less is more diaphanous than and enthusiasm from the wear and tear of the past this morning, fresh and chipper, ready for ham and, and another there is no lack of sporting features in the ice to @ new day, have settled nothing. Duffield, of New Jersey chairman of the credentials committee, Wood's lieu ftenants drew comfort. Both men are delegates instructed for Wood. Frank Hitchcock, invested yesterday with the authority of supreme com- ‘mander over the Wood field forces saw a. “psychological” advantage to his can Aidate in the “victory.” (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, June 9.—The League of The status quo remains. form was to be presented to the national] convention, Members of the sub-com-| mittee of 13 when they went into ses-| sion to smooth out remaining platform) troubles, expressed confidence that tuey but all somewhat | his place as favorite for the Republic odds. Bets of three to one against 1 Johnson, who was Monday's favorite can nomination in Wall street betting Wood "were placed, while the odds on at even money, lengthened to four to with Lowden and Hughes, the latter rk horse if the convention deadlocks. y were: Sproul, six to one; Coolidge, could agree, ery, one. At these odds he shared honors hazy just how it was to be done. Senator Watson, head of the sub-com-| being regarded as the most likely da) mittee, ,maintained that the Indiana] o¢ner odds against nominations toda plank with modifications would get tre support of all elements. six to one; Harding, eight to one; Knox, eight to one.